New York Daily News

1 day ago | nydailynews.com | Jessica Schladebeck |Muri Assunção

The deaths of a man and a woman who died in a fiery explosion at a New Jersey home over the weekend have been ruled a murder-suicide, authorities confirmed Tuesday. The blast occurred around 2 a.m. Sunday in Washington Township, police said in a statement. When officers arrived on the scene — located on a street named Tranquility Court — the house was “fully engulfed in flames and appeared to have been heavily damaged by an apparent explosion,” the statement continued.

1 day ago | nydailynews.com | Karu F. Daniels

Movie tickets will be slashed in half this summer at AMC Theatres. The world’s largest cinema chain announced Tuesday the launch of “50% off Wednesdays,” a major new pricing initiative designed to make moviegoing more affordable than ever. Beginning July 9, members of the AMC Stubs program, which is free to join, can get 50% off the regular adult evening ticket price all day long every Wednesday at all AMC locations across the nation.

1 day ago | nydailynews.com | Vivian Kwarm

Sean Penn is skeptical of Dylan Farrow’s molestation allegations against “Midnight In Paris” filmmaker, Woody Allen. When asked on The Louis Theroux Podcast if he’d ever consider working with the controversial director again he swiftly replied, “I’d work with him in a heartbeat. If it was the right project.”Penn continued, “Do I think he has a bad rap? With these things, I don’t know anyone well enough to say 100% this didn’t happen, that didn’t happen.

1 day ago | nydailynews.com | Jessica Schladebeck

Former President Joe Biden’s regular medical evaluation earlier this month turned up a “small nodule” on his prostate that required he undergo “further evaluation,” according to his spokesperson. Biden spent Friday night at a hospital in Philadelphia after doctors spotted the nodule during his “routine physical exam” last week, the New York Times reported. The presence of a “small nodule” can suggest any range of things.

1 day ago | nydailynews.com | Chris Sommerfeldt |Graham Rayman

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that an independent outside official will take control of Rikers Island from New York City in a sweeping ruling aimed at fixing years of violence and deteriorating conditions. In her 77-page ruling, Manhattan Federal Court Judge Laura Taylor Swain didn’t immediately identify the official who will take over management of the facility and report directly to the court.